VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s participation in the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 23-24 continues to affirm Vietnam’s position, role, and stature in addressing global development issues, said a Vietnamese diplomat.

VOV.VN - General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense of Vietnam, welcomed General Chansamone Chanyalath, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Laos, to a border defense friendship exchange between the two armies at Long Sap border gate of Moc Chau district, Son La province, on October 22.

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, hosted a visiting delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Qu Qingshan, Director of the CPC Central Institute of Party History and Literature, in Hanoi on October 21.

A cultural festival has been held in Uijeongbu city of the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Gyeonggi province to mark the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam Women’s Association (VWA) in the country.

Vietnam’s coffee exports exceeded the US$5 billion mark for the first time in the 2023-2024 crop year that lasted from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.

A trade promotion and business exchange workshop between Vietnamese and French enterprises was held in Paris on October 21 as part of the Vietnamese Goods Week in France.

An irrigation system, built with non-refundable aid provided by the Vietnamese Government, was put into operation on October 21 in Nongbok district in Khammouane province of Laos.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Bui Van Nghi has paid a trip to Goias state at the invitation of president of the federation of commerce, service and tourism of Goias (FECOMERCIO-GO) Marcelo Baiocchi Carneiro.

Artists of Hanoi-based Le Ngoc Theatre won a Gold Plus and two gold awards at the 2024 Asia Pacific Arts Festival held in Singapore from October 19 - 20.

Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee Vu Hai Ha has held meetings with representatives from Canada, Norway, and Ukraine on the sidelines of the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-45) in Vientiane.